Outer Order Inner Calm
declutter and organize to make more room for happiness
Published on 23. January 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-4736-9268-8 (ISBN)
Description
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
'MOVE OVER, MARIE KONDO' Washington Post
'EXCELLENT' Telegraph
'YOU WILL FEEL LIKE YOU CAN TAKE ON THE WORLD' Grazia
'WISHING I HAD A RUBIN TO HELP ME MAKE SENSE OF MY BELONGINGS' Red
'DECLUTTER YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS' Good Housekeeping
In the context of a happy life, a messy desk or a crowded wardrobe is a trivial problem - yet Gretchen Rubin found that getting control of our stuff makes us feel more in control of our lives.
Ask yourself: DO I NEED IT? DO I LOVE IT? DO I USE IT?
With 150 concrete clutter-clearing ideas, insights, strategies, and sometimes surprising tips, Gretchen tackles the key challenges of creating outer order by explaining how to 'make choices', 'create order', 'know yourself', 'cultivate useful habits' and, of course, how to 'add beauty'.
At home, at work, and in life, when we get our possessions under control, we can create a more serene environment. With a sense of fun, and a clear idea of what's realistic for most people, Gretchen suggests dozens of manageable steps to help us achieve the lives we yearn for.
ALSO BY GRETCHEN RUBIN
The Four Tendencies: the indispensable personality profiles that reveal how to make your life better
AND
Better Than Before: learn how to make good habits and break bad ones, for good
AND
Happier At Home: a year-long experiment in making the everyday extraordinary
'MOVE OVER, MARIE KONDO' Washington Post
'EXCELLENT' Telegraph
'YOU WILL FEEL LIKE YOU CAN TAKE ON THE WORLD' Grazia
'WISHING I HAD A RUBIN TO HELP ME MAKE SENSE OF MY BELONGINGS' Red
'DECLUTTER YOUR WAY TO HAPPINESS' Good Housekeeping
In the context of a happy life, a messy desk or a crowded wardrobe is a trivial problem - yet Gretchen Rubin found that getting control of our stuff makes us feel more in control of our lives.
Ask yourself: DO I NEED IT? DO I LOVE IT? DO I USE IT?
With 150 concrete clutter-clearing ideas, insights, strategies, and sometimes surprising tips, Gretchen tackles the key challenges of creating outer order by explaining how to 'make choices', 'create order', 'know yourself', 'cultivate useful habits' and, of course, how to 'add beauty'.
At home, at work, and in life, when we get our possessions under control, we can create a more serene environment. With a sense of fun, and a clear idea of what's realistic for most people, Gretchen suggests dozens of manageable steps to help us achieve the lives we yearn for.
ALSO BY GRETCHEN RUBIN
The Four Tendencies: the indispensable personality profiles that reveal how to make your life better
AND
Better Than Before: learn how to make good habits and break bad ones, for good
AND
Happier At Home: a year-long experiment in making the everyday extraordinary
Reviews / Votes
Gretchen Rubin is a type-A personality who doesn't eat sugar or carbs, who has bashed out biographies of Churchill and probably bakes gluten-free cupcakes in her sleep. In short, she is the kind of person I should hate, but her books are bestsellers for a reason: they are excellent distillations of small, practical changes we can make to feel more on track with our lives . . . I loved the question "Are you furnishing a fantasy?" - in other words, are you keeping hold of the treadmill in the hope that one day you will be the kind of person who runs on it? Er . . . * Telegraph * Gretchen Rubin is a type-A personality who doesn't eat sugar or carbs, who has bashed out biographies of Churchill and probably bakes gluten-free cupcakes in her sleep. In short, she is the kind of person I should hate, but her books are bestsellers for a reason: they are excellent distillations of small, practical changes we can make to feel more on track with our lives . . . I loved the question "Are you furnishing a fantasy?" - in other words, are you keeping hold of the treadmill in the hope that one day you will be the kind of person who runs on it? Er . . . * Telegraph * Try a productive power hour, sort that clutter, find a place for everything and - honestly - you will feel like you can take on the world . . . or save it * Grazia * Try a productive power hour, sort that clutter, find a place for everything and - honestly - you will feel like you can take on the world . . . or save it * Grazia * Move over, Marie Kondo: America's foremost guru on happiness is coming for your tidy principles. * The Washington Post * Move over, Marie Kondo: America's foremost guru on happiness is coming for your tidy principles. * The Washington Post * Wishing I had a Rubin to help me make sense of my belongings . . . I find myself inevitably inspired. * Red * Wishing I had a Rubin to help me make sense of my belongings . . . I find myself inevitably inspired. * Red * Declutter your way to happiness [with] self-help guru Gretchen Rubin * Good Housekeeping * Declutter your way to happiness [with] self-help guru Gretchen Rubin * Good Housekeeping * Every one of her recommendations is a gem . . . Even better, her explanations (and rationales, if necessary) are short, personal, humorous and occasionally pointed * Booklist * Every one of her recommendations is a gem . . . Even better, her explanations (and rationales, if necessary) are short, personal, humorous and occasionally pointed * Booklist * Gretchen Rubin gets to the heart of a surprisingly simple - yet life-altering - fact. * Read It Forward * Gretchen Rubin gets to the heart of a surprisingly simple - yet life-altering - fact. * Read It Forward * Like getting a pep talk from an old friend who just wants you to finally get your shoe rack under control. * Mind Body Green * Like getting a pep talk from an old friend who just wants you to finally get your shoe rack under control. * Mind Body Green * Delivers a shot of peace before you even read a page . . . If you've been looking for a quick spark of inspiration to get going on improving your space - both inner and outer - this is the place to start. * The Epoch Times * Delivers a shot of peace before you even read a page . . . If you've been looking for a quick spark of inspiration to get going on improving your space - both inner and outer - this is the place to start. * The Epoch Times * Trusted and insightful . . . it instantly resonated * Thrive Global * Trusted and insightful . . . it instantly resonated * Thrive Global * Rubin has written a book for all of us - the neat ones, the controlled chaos ones, and anyone who shares a living space with someone whose approach to a pile of unopened mail differs wildly from their own. * Salon * Rubin has written a book for all of us - the neat ones, the controlled chaos ones, and anyone who shares a living space with someone whose approach to a pile of unopened mail differs wildly from their own. * Salon *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
175 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4736-9268-8 (9781473692688)
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Additional editions
E-Book
03/2019
1st Edition
John Murray One
€3.99
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Person
Gretchen Rubin is one of today's most influential observers of happiness and human nature. She's the author of many books, including the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers The Happiness Project, The Four Tendencies, Better Than Before, and Life in Five Senses. Her books have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide, in more than thirty languages. She hosts the top-ranking, award-winning podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin, where she explores practical solutions for living a happier life. Raised in Kansas City, she lives in New York City with her family.